The first tropical storm of the Atlantic season has formed over the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. Named Alberto, the storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall, coastal flooding, and strong winds to the Texas and northeastern Mexico coasts through Thursday.
Forecasters predict Alberto will make landfall along the Mexican coast late Wednesday or early Thursday. On Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center reported the storm was moving towards the region at approximately 8 miles per hour. Early rains had already started in Texas, and the National Weather Service indicated that rainfall could affect the I-35 highway later in the day.
By 10 a.m. local time, the National Weather Service confirmed that the system had officially become a named tropical storm.
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